In this episode, we dive deep into Netflix's The King, a sort of adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 & II and Henry V. We get a bit frustrated and …
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Ep. 27: Richard Eyre’s King Lear
In this episode, we discuss Richard Eyre's film adaptation of King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, and Florence Pugh. Anthony …
Ep. 25: Simon Russell Beale in Richard II
In this episode, we discuss the 2019 Almeida Theatre's production of Richard II starring Simon Russell Beale, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide via …
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Ep. 24 & 25 Robert Lepage’s Coriolanus at the Stratford Festival
In this episode, we discuss the Stratford Festival's current modern dress production of Coriolanus directed by Robert Lepage. Québécois director and set …
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Ep. 23: Nicholas Hytner’s Julius Caesar starring Ben Whishaw
In this episode, we discuss the Bridge Theatre's 2018 production of Julius Caesar, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide via NTLive. The production was …
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Ep. 21 & 22: Paapa Essiedu plays Hamlet at the RSC
In this episode, we discuss the Royal Shakespeare Company's first production of Hamlet (2016) to star a black actor, the great Paapa Essiedu, as the melancholy …
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